different between waveform vs wavetable

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wave +? form

waveform (plural waveforms)

(mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
(physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.

From wave +? table, from waveform.

wavetable (plural wavetables)

A collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing harmonic contents, sometimes based on a sample of a real musical instrument, used in sound synthesis.

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